"First Impressions" - 5 of England's 'First Time Matches' Ahead of Chile Clash

With an earlier kick-off time than England's previous World Cup matches, the action gets underway in Lille at 4:45pm (UK time). 'Los Condores' bring the element of surprise with them, as Steve Borthwick's men have never previously battled against the side from South America. Chile are embarking on their maiden Rugby World Cup campaign, but are yet to find a win at the competition.

The Chileans' first ever Rugby World Cup match was a 42-12 defeat to Japan a fortnight ago. Last weekend's result followed suit, as Samoa ran out a resounding 43-10 score-line. England are heavily favourited coming into this match, with Steve Borthwick expected to shuffle the deck and utilise some of the fringe players in his Rugby World Cup squad. The likes of Harlequins hooker Jack Walker, and Racing 92 speedster Henry Arundell could well take centre stage in this battle against Chile.

This will be the first time since the 2003 Rugby World Cup, that England have taken on a nation for the first time in their history. Lets look back on the past five first time meetings, between England and their emerging challengers from across the world.

1. England 111 - 13 Uruguay: 2003 Rugby World Cup Pool C

England fans will be hoping for history to repeat itself this year, as the last time England took on a new opponent for the first time ever, it was on the road to Rugby World Cup glory in 2003. Also, this first time meeting was against a South American nation, with Uruguay being on the losing side of a 111-13 landslide. England fans would be delighted to see Steve Borthwick's men hit triple digits against Chile, in a replication of their record Rugby World Cup win back in '03.

England were unstoppable at the powerful peak, as Sir Clive Woodward pieced together a colossal side of match-winners to bring the Web Ellis trophy home from Australia. With progression out of Pool C all but secured after a crucial win over the Springboks, England headed to Brisbane to run out an emphatic statement of intent ahead of the knock-out stages. Josh Lewsey equalised the England record for tries in an international test, as he ran in five scores against Uruguay.

Lewsey's effort sits as the joint-second best try-scoring performance in a single Rugby World Cup match. He follows Marc Ellis' six All Blacks tries against Japan in 1995, and ties level with Wallabies legend Chris Latham's five scores against Namibia (also in 2003). Four England players all scored braces against Uruguay, as Ian Balsham, Mike Catt, Jason Robinson and Andrew Gommarsall built the imposing points tally. The additional scores for Woodward's men came from Lewis Moody, Daniel Luger, Stuart Abbott and Will Greenwood. Paul Grayson added 11 conversions in the 17-try shut-out, with Mike Catt also slotting two from the tee.

We rewind just three weeks for the second entry on this reverse-chronological list, as England took on two first time opponents at the 2003 Rugby World Cup. In their opening match of their title winning campaign, the soon to be World Champions took on Georgia for the first time in their history. Back in '03, the Eastern Europeans were far from the emerging rugby nation that we see today, and were a world away from their historic victory over Wales last Autumn.

England started their Rugby World Cup campaign on a mission, and pulled no punches despite running out in a heavily favoured match. The stars of the immortalised England team took centre stage in this victory, with Jonny Wilkinson leading the way with 22 points from the kicking tee. England scored 12 tries and clicked into their very best gear against Georgia, with 10 different names crossing over for tries in Perth. Mike Tindall got the scoring underway, as a 'who's who' of England legends compiled an unobtainable points tally.

The score-sheet read like a role-call of icons: Mike Tindall, Matt Dawson, Steve Thompson, Neil Back, Lawrence Dallaglio, Will Greenwood (twice), Mark Regan, Ben Cohen (twice) Jason Robinson and Daniel Luger all crossed for tries. Wilkinson and Paul Grayson shared the conversions, with the Northampton Saints stalwart darting four additional arrows as Wilkinson's World Cup understudy. The all-important match that started England off on an era defining journey. What looks like a straightforward win on paper, was a definitive tone setter for an unforgettable side that wore the red rose.

An interesting and rather surprising statistic, is that England have only ever played against Tonga on three occasions throughout their history. This fixture would seem commonplace in any Autumn Series or for a Rugby World Cup warm-up test, yet the current list of encounters between England and Tonga can be counted on one hand with room to spare. England are better acquainted with the Pacific Island nations of Samoa and Fiji, having lined-up against each side on eight occasions, with the latest Twickenham meeting against the Flying Fijians bringing England's first ever defeat last Summer.

The first of the three encounters against Tonga came on the cusp of the new Millennium, and four years into the professional era of test match rugby. The two sides met in the final match of pool B, in the 1999 Rugby World Cup, with England again running out monumental win over their first-time opponents. The floodgates opened at Twickenham Stadium, with over 72,000 eager England fans witnessing this one-way demolition against the Tongans. Despite this being the first time England had lined up against Tonga, the Twickenham faithful were more than familiar with some key players in the Sea Eagles' set-up.

Tongan fullback Sateki Tuipulotu was well known for his time at Leeds and later Worcester Warriors, and kicked five consolation points admist the downpour of English tries. Sir Clive Woodward was two years into his tenure as England Head Coach for this match, with eight of his England greats running in tries against the Tongans. Jeremy Guscott, Phil Greening, Daniel Luger, Austin Healy and Will Greenwood all scored twice, with the additional tries coming from Matt Dawson, Matt Perry and Richard Hill. Paul Grayson had a near-perfect day from the tee, kicking 12 out of 13 conversions, and added an extra four penalties to rack up the almighty score-line.

4. England 110 - 0 Netherlands: 1999 Rugby World Cup Qualifying Match - Europe Pool Zone Two

In what stands as the one and only encounter between England and the Netherlands to date, Sir Clive Woodward's men ran out a historic score-line for their country's biggest ever win. It was always going to be hard-hitting traffic for the Dutch, but not even the most optimistic of England supporter expected to see their side run in 16 tries in Huddersfield. The match came in the bygone era of Rugby World Cup qualifying matches, with the modern system seeing the sides that finish in the top three of each pool securing their spot for the next competition in four years time.

This match also witnessed Paul Grayson set a new record, for most successful conversions in a single test match for England. The Northampton Saints man sent the ball sailing through the uprights 15 times, and smashed the previous record which stood at nine. This mismatch got the cogs turning for the re-structuring of the Rugby World Cup qualifying process, which eventually arrived at the 2007 Rugby World Cup. The records of this match are sparce, yet one recount from the archives describes how the Netherlands barely got their hands on the ball, with the majority of Dutch possession coming at the re-starting kick-offs after each try.

The score-board operator was amongst the hardest workers that night in Huddersfield, with England keeping a consistent flow of try-scoring against a Netherlands side, who had reportedly recently lost to non-league amateur rugby club London Nigerians. Neil Back started off the scoring, with Austin Healy, Will Greenwood, Jeremy Guscott, Richard Cockerill, Matt Corry, Matt Dawson, Dan Luger and Nick Beal also contributing with multiple tries. Some notable records from this demolition saw Neil Back score the fastest hat-trick of any England flanker after 27 minutes, and his fourth try equalled the record for the most tries scored by any England forward in a test match.

5. England 26 - 13 Canada: 1992 Autumn Internationals

England and Canada have met seven times in men's test matches, with their first encounter bizarrely taking place at the home of English football. Wembley Stadium was the venue, as an England team headed up by Geoff Cooke took on Canada, in what was a competitive encounter, a world away from the previous one-way landslides on this list. Unfortunately, there are no available records of the scorers from this contest, which has seemingly fallen deep into the void of the RFU archives.

England's records state that they have never been beaten by Canada in the men's game, however, those who fly the Maple Leaf flag beg to differ. Just a year after the first meeting, Canada recorded a 15-12 victory over an England XV at Swangard Stadium in Burnaby, British Columbia. However, less than 24 hours before kick-off, the RFU stripped this match of official test status, as they confirmed how they would not award test caps to their players. England's ranks were withered by the 1993 British and Irish Lions Tour to New Zealand, yet Canada ignored the claims and awarded their players test caps after their win.

England and Canada have little rivalry within the men's game, whilst the two sides are fierce competitors in the women's side of the sport. Emily Scarratt led the Red Roses to triumph over Canada in the 2014 Rugby World Cup Final, and the two sides met again as recently as last year's Rugby World Cup semi-finals. England and Canada will soon begin a three-match series, with friendly test matches at Saracens' Stone X and Exeter's Sandy Park, before the two side's meet in New Zealand for the inaugural WXV1 tournament this October.